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Morning Report for Monday 29 July 2013
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Top Stories for Monday 29 July 2013
6:00 AM.Former Chief of Defence Force concerned, Defence documents ranks investigative journalists as threat, Labour's housing policy labelled desperate and racist, Labour wants to restrict foreign ownershop… Read more Audio
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Greens co-leader backs Labour on foreign home buyer ban
6:09 AM.The Green Party co-leader, Russel Norman, has welcomed a Labour Party promise to ban foreigners living abroad from buying homes in New Zealand. Audio
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Pacific News for 29 July 2013
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 29 July 2013
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 29 July 2013
6:27 AM.The Minister of Finance, Bill English, says Maori economic development is becoming less dependent on the government; A petition with nearly two-thousand signatures calling for Poverty Bay to be called… Read more Audio
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Former defence chief says press freedom vital for democracy
6:35 AM.A former Chief of Defence, Sir Bruce Ferguson, says it is concerning that defence chiefs have singled out investigative journalists as a subversive threat to the country. Audio
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Morning Business for 29 July 2013
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Former Chief of Defence Force concerned
7:09 AM.The former chief of the Defence Force, Sir Bruce Ferguson, says a leaked Defence Force document that calls investigative journalists subversives who pose a similar threat to security as criminals and… Read more Audio
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Defence documents ranks investigative journalists as threat
7:13 AM.Joining us now is the investigative journalist Nicky Hager. Audio
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Labour's housing policy labelled desperate and racist
7:21 AM.The Labour Party's political opponents say its promise to stop overseas investors buying New Zealand houses is desperate, xenophobic and racist. Audio
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Labour wants to restrict foreign ownershop of property
7:25 AM.Labour's leader David Shearer joins us now in our Auckland studio. Audio
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Spanish train wreck driver appears in front of judge
7:28 AM.The driver of a Spanish high-speed train that derailed, killing at least 79 people and injuring about 170 others, has appeared in front of a judge at a court in Santiago de Compostela. Audio
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Morsi supporters continue sit-in at Cairo mosque
7:37 AM.Supporters of the deposed Egyptian president, Mohammed Morsi, have reinforced their barricades and are continuing their sit-in around a mosque in eastern Cairo. Audio
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Sports News for 29 July 2013
7:44 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Big turnout at anti-GCSB rallies
7:48 AM.Thousands of people around the country turned up to protest against the Government's spy agency bill at the weekend. Audio
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Helicopter rescues climber who fell on Mt Ruapehu
7:50 AM.A 62-year-old Auckland man was plucked to safety in a dramatic helicopter rescue high on the slopes of Mount Ruapehu yesterday. Audio
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Sir Bob Jones says quake-strengthening beyond means of owners
7:53 AM.Christchurch mayor Bob Parker says Wellington needs to prioritise what heritage buildings the city should preserve. Audio
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Behind the scenes of life on board a NZ hoki fishing boat
7:57 AM.The official start of the hoki fishing season has been marked in Nelson with a traditional blessing of the fleet. Audio
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Labour says no need for Defence Force spying on journalists
8:09 AM.Labour's defence spokesman Phil Goff says there's no place for Defence Force spying on investigative journalists. Audio
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Political pundits question worth of Labour's housing policy
8:14 AM.Opinion is divided on whether David Shearer's new housing policy will be the vote catcher his party has been looking for. Audio
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Far North elders prepare to protest construction of cycle trail
8:20 AM.A Nga Puhi elder says he's willing to be arrested today at a protest aimed at stopping the construction of a cycle track through land that once belonged to the tribe. Audio
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60th anniversary of the Korean War armistice
8:26 AM.Sixty years ago this month an armistice was signed to end the Korean war, which claimed the lives of 45 New Zealanders, but peace is still far from in sight. Audio
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Markets Update for 29 July 2013
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Sports News for 29 July 2013
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Midwives question DHB accountability
8:38 AM.The College of Midwives wants district health boards to spell out how funding intended for first time mothers is being spent. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 29 July 2013
8:41 AM.The Minister of Finance, Bill English, says Maori economic development is becoming less dependent on the government; A professor of Te Reo Maori at Waikato University says a new course to help… Read more Audio
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A new history just one of the projects to mark WW1
8:45 AM.A new history, a roll of honour and a spruce up of a heritage garden are some of the projects that are being planned to commemorate the centenary of the First World War next year. Audio
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Auckland apartment project with communal recreation areas
8:50 AM.An Auckland property developer is trying an unconventional way of attracting buyers to a new apartment complex. Audio
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Phil Kafcaloudes with news from Australia
8:55 AM.Time now to hear from our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes, and it seems Kevin Rudd is raising a few eyebrows by taking his wife, Therese Rein, along on a trip to Afghanistan. Audio